Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-05-19
LOCAL NEWS
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Piscatorial sport i'll the Arkansas and
Walnut is said to be very fine.
Congressman Peters will speak at
L.akin, Kearney County, ON Decora-
ton day.
Nv. P. Coles and o. J. Richards
are having their residents handsomely
repaired.
The Eagle says that the assessment
of personal property in Wichita will
be So, OOO,OO
1t is thought the railroad will sub
NIT definite proposition i'll regard to
the depot in day or two.
The people of Great Bend should
celebrate the 4th of July. Now is the
time to begin to talk it up.
Hon. S. Mayer, of Great Bend, is
attending court this week, in which
he has some cases Chronoscope.
Pasadena, Cal, is to have 100000
opera house, and the AtchisOn, Topeka
81 Santa Fe railroad will build fine
depot at Los Angeles.
Mr.. J. j. Winterburg has rented
the west basement under the First
National bank, and will move his
harness shop into it by the 1st of
June.
The number of newspapers pub
lished in the United States is reported
in RowelPs Newspaper Directory at
14,706. The number has more than
doubled since 1871.
Mr.. Tryon, living twelve or thirteen
miles north of this town, who has been
quite low with pneumonia for some
time, is reported better and the pros
poets are good for a speedy recovery.
Eight druggists and physicians of
Larned have been convicted of viola
ton of the prohibitory law and each
of them sentenced to term in tn e
county jail.
Congressman E. n. Morrill, has
given $4,000 to found an academy at
Hiawatha. He also promises S 600
year for five years to endow the
institution.
Secretary Lamar, Senator Gibson,
Senator George and Speaker Carlisle
are all mentioned as available timber
to fill the vacancy caused by the
death JudgeWoods.
MARRIED-Last Sunday, at the
parsonage of the NJ. Z. church, by
Rev. Enyeart, Mr.. l.. G. L. Bruce,
of Garden City, to Mrs. Minerva
Muman, of Wellington, Kan.
Remember that the health officer
has requested every house-keeper to
see that his premises are in proper
sanitary condition. This is matter
that ought not to be neglected.
The Kansas City Times says.
III. G., Bunner, editor of Puck is a
. young man, just married. He is a
member of New York family that
were there before any one else, and is
pale, graceful and aristocratic in
appearance.
The band are going to give our
citizens treat next Saturday evening
in the way of an open air concert.
Can't we have things in shape to
guarantee the boys band stand in
Lafayette park by the time of their
next concert?
This country hasjust had a suicide
by drowning in wine and drowning
in vinegar, and row man in Mexico
has made snap dragoan Of himself,
by getting into bath tub full of
brandy and cremating himself by set
ting it on fire, -CdpildI
The people of Greenfield, Indiana,
are rejoicing over the discovery of nat
Ifral gas, which was struck at a depth
of $685. feet. Experts pronounce this
we'll to be of great force-the flame eX-
tending to a height of 75 feet-and the
gas. very fine quality, producing an
almost white light and for lighting pur-
poses equal to manufactured gas.
Should Great Bend be so enterprising
rs to attempt to bore for gas and so
fortunate as to obtain such a supply as
We verify believe it would, it Will be
the grandest achievement that it could